2.27 - HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007) & Alternative Facts

The next film in the franchise is the first David Yates vehicle. Rob and Sam talk about why this may be slightly unsatisfactory as a film, but not as a narrative — and how this movie is a great take on the slipperiness of different versions of the truth.

This Week’s Watching
NO LIMIT (2012—): Luc Besson, Vincent Elbaz, Anne Girouard
RIVERDALE (2017): Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, K. J. Apa, Lili Reinhart

Recommendations
ABOUT A BOY (2002): the Weitz brothers, Nick Hornby, Hugh Grant
WAG THE DOG (1997): Barry Levinson, Dustin Hoffman, Robert de Niro
THAT DAY WE SANG (2014): Victoria Wood, Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton
CALVARY (2014): John Michael McDonagh, Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd

Footnotes
This explains the concept of the MacGuffin that Sam briefly mentions: . There are several useful introductions to the central tenets of fascism available online; this is a good place to start. This link has some interesting parallels between the film and contemporary ‘quirky quest[s] for social justice’. And finally, here’s more on the use of point of view in film, as mentioned by Rob.